The reason, believes Andy Sharp, a local copper, is that so many people know each other by sight.
The birds usually forage by sight during the day and less efficiently at night by locating prey by touch using their bills.
BBC: Grangemouth and Longannet lights help birds feed at night
It can recognize up to three people by voice and one by sight, and reacts with visible pleasure to the sight or sound of its owner.
But the researcher found that in brightly-lit areas, such as near the Grangemouth site, the birds fed much longer by sight, rather than touch, compared with those under darker night skies.
BBC: Grangemouth and Longannet lights help birds feed at night
He knew their sisters, who played rotation basketball at the hoop past left center field. (Well, he knew the sisters by sight: Joe never said five words in a row to anybody's sister.) He knew all their houses, and who slept where.
The French, unused to the American criminal-justice system, have been particularly shaken by the sight of an unshaven, handcuffed Mr Strauss-Kahn being led away by New York's finest.
As Pope Francis, he stepped onto that balcony and was greeted by that sight.
Sadly for England, their delight was marred by the sight of Walcott lying injured.
Unlike them, I am touched by the sight of young Muslim women on European university campuses.
Kids, parents and even grandparents seemed awe-struck by the sight and sound of his didgeridoo.
The device, called the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System and made by Second Sight Medical Products of Sylmar, Calif.
Unionist ambivalence was only heightened by the sight of Sinn Fein's special weekend conference to consider the agreement in Dublin.
Brad was startled by the sight of two young women embracing, before they began to converse, as if renewing a long-neglected acquaintance.
Target (nyse: TGT - news - people ) for using a CAPTCHA on its site that couldn't be passed by the sight-impaired.
You might expect even cynical Europeans to be impressed by the sight of ordinary Americans tramping through the snow in Iowa and New Hampshire to hear politicians speak.
Halfway up 62nd St, he stops, transfixed by the sight of a lady standing in a doorway with a walking stick, grey hair loosely pinned under a woolly hat.
On a cold December evening in 1822, inspired by the sight of dozens of snow-covered chimneys sprouting from new dwellings along Broadway in New York's Greenwich Village, Clement C.
"Wild Man Blues" contains a few profanities, but many people will be traumatized by the sight of Woody working out on a treadmill while wearing shorts and black socks.
We were greeted by the sight of a second cruise ship that dropped off supplies and amazingly we were able to pick up a cell phone signal from the other ship.
Some members of Congress believe deeply in the moral-commitment argument, but others are no doubt impressed by the sight of literally dozens of military organizations lobbying Capitol Hill to block the increase.
When Nick Nolte's character is watching his beloved colt run, Mr. Nolte's body rises and sinks with the rhythm of its hoofbeats, and we are moved by the sight but filled with worry.
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The Blues were also boosted by the sight of inspirational number eight Xavier Rush returning to action after injury in the second half, as the New Zealander came off the bench for Molitika.
But their day - and arguably season - was summed up by the sight of Danny Webber and David James having to go off injured in the closing minutes, leaving Portsmouth to finish the match with 10 men.
The engines were cut and with the precision of a surgical team, the crew manoeuvred the 71m vessel slowly and safely just near the bear, who, intrigued by the sight of the boat, walked over to take a closer look.
LONDON, England (CNN) -- In 1986 Italian journalist Carlo Petrini was so disgusted by the sight of a McDonald's at the foot of the Spanish Steps in Rome that he took it upon himself to lead the fight against fast food.
It's the moment every athlete trains their whole life for, and even an anti-sportswoman like me couldn't fail to be thrilled by the sight of thousands of supporters yelling as I jogged, hobbled, and, yes, for the last few hundred yards, RAN towards that finish line, grinning.
Microsoft 's dogged ambition to ensure that Windows has remained the most popular operating system in the world is best personified by the sight of a perspiring SteveBallmerSteve Ballmer, clapping and shouting the word "developers" over 15 times to a convention audience several years ago, before succumbing to simply punching the air and panting.
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